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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 71: parents through Line 101: No free man needs a God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shade find out when he tracks down the woman who had the same vision of the after-life that he did?
(a) She also had a daughter who passed away recently.
(b) She had a different vision.
(c) She is a Zemblan queen.
(d) She is married to Charles Kinbote.

2. Kinbote leaves his blinds open to give him a better view of what?
(a) The Shade's living room.
(b) The gardener.
(c) The library.
(d) Garden Avenue.

3. Which of the following best describes John Shade's daughter?
(a) Humble and worried.
(b) Introverted, but fascinating.
(c) Attractive, but tormented.
(d) Unattractive and intellegent.

4. What event causes John Shade to have a vision of the afterlife?
(a) He gets lost in the Zemblan Mountains without food or water.
(b) He is hit by a car.
(c) He has a heart attack.
(d) He suffers a stroke.

5. What is the first metaphor Shade uses to describe himself?
(a) A great bear.
(b) A pheasant's feet.
(c) A snowflake falling to the ground.
(d) A bird flying into a window.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did King Alfin the Vague die?

2. What is the name of John Shade's aunt?

3. What did Charles Kinbote do with the cat?

4. Queen Blenda's favorite hobby is ______ .

5. Of the following, who is not mentioned in the first Canto?

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